4 Best colleges for Earth science / Geoscience / Geophysics in Hawaii
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Below is a list of best universities in Hawaii ranked based on their research performance in Earth science and Geophysics. A graph of 190K citations received by 4.39K academic papers made by 4 universities in Hawaii was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.
We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.
1. University of Hawaii at Manoa
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1130
- Average ACT
- 24
- Receiving Aid
- 79%
2. University of Hawaii at Hilo
- Acceptance Rate
- 90%
- Average SAT
- 1004
- Average ACT
- 19
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
3. University of Hawaii - West Oahu
- Acceptance Rate
- 96%
- Average SAT
- 1120
- Average ACT
- 18
- Receiving Aid
- 72%
4. Hawaii Pacific University
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1174
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $32,204
Closest to Hawaii states to learn Earth science and Geophysics
| State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni  rank |
|---|---|---|
| California | 52 | 1 |
| Oregon | 8 | 21 |
| Washington | 11 | 4 |
| Arizona | 4 | 13 |
| Idaho | 3 | 98 |
| Alaska | 4 | 31 |
| Utah | 6 | 17 |
| Montana | 3 | 97 |
| New Mexico | 4 | 64 |
| Colorado | 13 | 7 |
| Texas | 43 | 6 |
| Nebraska | 6 | 75 |
| South Dakota | 4 | 202 |
| North Dakota | 3 | 166 |
| Kansas | 7 | 51 |
| Oklahoma | 5 | 59 |
| Minnesota | 10 | 19 |
| Iowa | 3 | 49 |
| Missouri | 9 | 76 |
| Arkansas | 7 | 126 |
| Louisiana | 11 | 43 |
| Wisconsin | 16 | 16 |
| Mississippi | 5 | 139 |
| Illinois | 23 | 18 |
| Indiana | 14 | 24 |
| Michigan | 16 | 10 |
| Alabama | 9 | 103 |
| Tennessee | 13 | 62 |
| Kentucky | 7 | 82 |
| Ohio | 25 | 26 |
| Georgia | 15 | 32 |
| West Virginia | 3 | 115 |
| South Carolina | 8 | 57 |
| North Carolina | 15 | 41 |
| Florida | 23 | 35 |
| Virginia | 15 | 37 |
| Pennsylvania | 37 | 11 |
| District of Columbia | 6 | 162 |
| Maryland | 12 | 25 |
| New York | 65 | 9 |
| New Jersey | 14 | 27 |
| Vermont | 3 | 137 |
| Connecticut | 11 | 28 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | 71 |
| Massachusetts | 28 | 2 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | 39 |
| Maine | 7 | 86 |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | 228 |